The British Press Awards have announced the shortlists for the digital innovation prize, revealing that the Guardian is the only newspaper that is named twice.
The shortlist, published today, nominates the Guardian for its G20 coverage and for its iPhone application which passed 100,000 downloads last Sunday just over two month after its launch.
The Guardian covered the G20 protests combining old-fashioned reporting with liveblogging and a crowdsourced approach. By asking people to search their own digital record of the day for evidence, the Guardian's reporter, Paul Lewis, managed to uncover footage of events leading up to the death of Ian Tomlinson during the protests.
The Daily Telegraph, which has the most overall nominations in this year's awards, was also nominated in the digital innovation category – for its Chelsea Flower Show 2009 which allowed readers to browse through a virtual 3D garden. Also among the nominations were the Sun Talk with Jon Gaunt, the Berlin Wall project of the Wall Street Journal, and the visual online journalism approach of The Times with Times Labs.
The British Press Awards are run by Wilmington in association with Press Gazette. The winners, to be decided after a second round of judging this week overseen by Bob Satchwell, will be announced on the evening of 23 March at London's Grosvenor House.
Digital innovation nominees
Telegraph.co.uk - 2009 Flower Show
The Guardian - G20 Coverage
The Guardian - iPhone app
The Sun - SunTalk
The Times - Times Labs
The Wall Street Journal - Berlin Wall Interactive
